This happened after Pavel pointed a gun at her in courtyard in front of his subjects, saying a lot of nasty things, but in end he couldn't shoot and ran into palace

Catherine walked indignantly along corridors of courtyard, and her adviser walked and tried to calm her down* "For what?! How did I deserve such hatred from my son?!"

"Your Majesty" her adviser intervened "Pavel Petrovich wouldn't have shot, you saw, he came to his senses!"

Catherine objected "Comed to his senses?! Such a thought shouldn't have even crossed his mind!"

adviser replied: "Many people his age consider their parents enemies"

She interrupted him with a hekwa, walking along corridors of palace: "He is not many! He is Grand Duke! heir to the throne, and I am not just his mother, I am his empress!"

advisor calmly but quickly answered

"When I took his pistol, I smelled wine, maybe he was drunk"

Ekaterina took a step faster, saying discontentedly "And you consider this an excuse?! Who will inherit Russian Empire after my death?! An uncontrollable hysterical Drunkard?!"

advisor answered "Pavel Petrovich was noticed to be fond of wine before, let's consider that this time it was a case... well, youthful throwing, so to speak, well, in end he will get over it! He will grow up, well, she will marry him in the end!"

at these words,Ekaterina slowly stopped,her eyes lit up,as if from realization "to get married... to get married..."

she repeated, looking at advisor with a light, enlightened smile, answering with a note of harshness in her voice

"and what prevents me from doing it right now?"

and suddenly voice of another envoy was heard behind her

"Your Majesty, Count Orlov is awaiting an audience"

She answered with a sigh, unable to speak to Orlov now

"No audiences,do not disturb me today! Everything tomorrow"

she declared and went to her office,and indeed, now she did not need to be disturbed when she was in such a state. Sitting at her desk,she sorted through three papers,deciding for a moment to look out window,sighing heavily